Be prepared that you are not hired until last day.
You can pass drug test and driving test, and still not be hired, with excellent dac report..
You can also be told by recruter they checked and cleard your dac report, and your still not hired.
You will need money to eat on, they supply a small lunch in white foam container no drink included.
Breakfast is a small muffin in plastic bag and coffee machine dispencer. No dinner supplied by company.
You will not be refunded for travel expense to orientation, if not hired.
This includes fuel, rental car or any other expense used to travel.
If you ride the grayhound bus to Orientation you need to find transportaion home at your expense.
Second day of Orientation end of class, you will be told to clean out your hotel room and bring your luggage to orientation location on the third day.
During Orientation exspense refund form is not mentioned.
You find this paper work all the way in the back of paper work givin during orientation.
You find information about leasing trucks in the front and you will be shown a film about leasing a truck from them the first day..
If you lease a truck you will be put in a seperate room during a period of time. Several students were removed and put in another room.
Truck Lease is $450.00 dollars a week, you purchase your own fuel.
Thats $450.00 times 4= 1,800 a month , plus fuel, I'm not sure about the insurance. You can save them 1,800 a month just in truck payments, not including exspensive fuel cost.
You eat out for three days thats dinner and breakfast and its not cheap. Remember you will need additional employment back up.
You are not to be employed by any company when you attend their Orientation. I was told this before driving up. Must not be employed by anyone.
Your physical consist of carrying heavy dumbell waits in crait down a hall turn a circle and walk back. You then are told to lift this heavy crates and place up high on shelf. I watched men struggle caring crates as well as women.
You have additional health checks included.
Be prepared if hired to travel where ever truck is to be picked up, assigned to you.
This means if your sent to chicago or another state, you ride in a rental van with other drivers and your not getting paid. You could ride for several days no pay.
If your not hired you also loose money for sitting in orientation class you will not be paid.
All in All its a very exspensive orientation to risk to drive for pennies.
Also if not hired they can choose not to tell you why. This is when you mention a lawyer,and they will give you a form to fill out and mail in.
They will not tell you about this paper work unless you ask for it.
U.S. Express Orientation be prepared
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I just came back from orientation at US XPRESS. (Tunnel Hill, GA) I found it to be conducted efficiently and professionally. I had no idea what to expect when I went but now feel like I made the right choice. I had offers from other companies but settled on US out of a "gut feeling".
(could have been the tacos?) I may be proved wrong but I believe that you get out of it what you put into it. I was never mislead and my questions were answered satisfactorly. 
The thing that stood out to me was the friendly atmosphere and professionalism of the staff. They did not paint a false picture of what to expect..."trucking" is hard and you must be willing to smile
each day and take the good with the bad. We are our "own worst enemies" and how you handle adversity is vital in any job you choose.
NO COMPANY is perfect and just like getting a divorce, the "grass isn't always greener on the other side".
I took my time choosing US because I don't like jumping around. If all goes well, this will be my last stop.
I have enjoyed reading this forum and hope this gives some useful information to prospective truckers.
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